The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevon.
A.J. Fikry, owner of Island Books, has had a sad life. His wife has died. He is subject to seizures. As the owner on an independent bookstore, he is experiencing sluggish sales. Lastly, his personal volume of Edgar Allen Poe's rare poetry has been stolen. However, A. J.'s life is about to be turned upside down. A mysterious package arrives in his bookstore giving him a second chance at life and love. For book lovers everywhere, this gently story of second chances will bring a smile to your face and tear to your eye. As the sign on A.J.'s bookstore says, "No man is an island; every book is a world."
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith
In Gabarone, Botswana, Precious Ramotswe, the owner of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, has soled many crimes in her career. However, her latest case, that of a woman who has no memory, may be her most challenging. In addition, the redoubtable Grace Makutsi has decided to open a restaurant, a business about which she knows nothing. Mma Ramotswe's husband, the reliable and honorable Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, owner of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, has the unenviable task of laying off one of his mechanics due to the economic slowdown. It is up to Mma Ramotswwe and her friend, Mma Potokwane, the formidable matron of the Orphan Farm, to see that justice is served and the balance of life is restored.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
In The Rosie Project, brilliant genetics professor Don Tillman found the love of his life, Rosie Jarman,a woman with whom he is completely incompatible. In this charming sequel, Don and Rosie are living in New York and find out that "they" are unexpectedly pregnant. Balancing the needs of each other, research, careers, medical studies, impending baby and friends might be too much stress for Don and Rosie's marriage. Don and Rosie discover for themselves that love cannot always be expressed in a spread sheet. Fans of "The big Bang Theory" will delight in this tale of geeks, love and compatibility.
